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BRIGHTWOOD CENTER
515 BRIGHTFIELD ROAD
LUTHERVILLE, MD  21093

(410) 296-1990

Size (date of last inspection: 20050804)
110 total beds available
98 current residents
89% occupied

Staff Presence
4.77 nurse hours per resident per day
0.89 with Registered Nurses
0.94 with Licensed Practical Nurses
2.94 with Certified Nurse Assistants

Medicare and Medicaid
Yes participant in Medicare
Yes participant in Medicaid

Administration Details
  • This home is owned by a for-profit corporation
  • This home is not located within a hospital
  • The owner does own other homes
  • This home has resident and family councils

    Resident Details (survey date: 20050804)
    0%Percent of Residents Who Were Physically Restrained
    31%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Pressure Sores
    24%Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse
    5%Percent of Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder
    3%Percent of Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain
    21%Percent of Residents Who are More Depressed or Anxious
    15%Percent of Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight
    0%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    21%Percent of Residents Whose Need for Help With Daily Activities Has Increased
    46%Percent of Low-Risk Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder
    8%Percent of Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair
    15%Percent of High-Risk Residents Who Have Pressure Sores
    15%Percent of Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection
    7%Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain
    2%Percent of Short-Stay Residents With Delirium

    Deficiencies Found in Home Inspections
    5
    1...12
    Environmental: Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040709Corrected By: 20040924
    4
    1...12
    Mistreatment: 1) Hire only people who have no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    4
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Provide food in a way that meets a resident's needs.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040709Corrected By: 20040924
    4
    1...12
    Pharmacy Service: Make sure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20040709Corrected By: 20040924
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Keep accurate and appropriate medical records.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    4
    1...12
    Administration: Give or get lab tests to meet the needs of residents.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    4
    1...12
    Resident Rights: Provide services to meet the needs and preferences of each resident.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    4
    1...12
    Quality Care: Give each resident care and services to get or keep the highest quality of life possible.
    Level of Harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harmScope: Isolated
    Survey Date: 20050804Corrected By: 20050918
    2
    1...12
    Nutrition and Diet: Make sure that residents are well nourished.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20030710Corrected By: 20030918
    2
    1...12
    Resident Assessment: Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.
    Level of Harm: Potential for minimal harmScope: Pattern
    Survey Date: 20040709Corrected By: 20040924


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